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Q MagazinePacked with intriguing melodies. [Mar 2005, p.99]
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This is the folky, bluesy, jangly-guitar-slinging sound of somebody who has made a practice of walking in boots three sizes too big for so long that they finally fit, and it delivers enough promise to inspire big ideas about what could happen when he outgrows them.
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There’s no way he sounds 19.
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Mason's songs wander from folk to rock and dip their toes into country, but sound fresh, and never boring.
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MojoHe sings with committed restraint and plays outspoken guitar. [Feb 2005, p.95]
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A more immediate, less cerebral album than you'd expect from such a green musician.
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Of course, if you've never particularly liked rickety, no frills, folk albums complete with twanging country guitar solos, banjos, the odd duff note and gloriously lo-fi percussion, then 'Where The Humans Eat' really isn't the record for you.
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UncutRarely has an anachronism sounded so revolutionary. [Mar 2005, p.92]
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[Your] chances of finding a more assured and promising debut this year are pretty slim.
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Filter[His] roughhewn compositions shuffle along with a shambolic charm, giving the collection an earthy appeal and conversational warmth. [#16, p.96]
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UrbThere is something uniquely authentic about Mason's music. [Mar 2006, p.114]
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What just keeps this album below the level of a new classic, ultimately, are small touches of amateurism.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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DanJMay 11, 2005This isn't a CD you will like on your first listen, give it a week though and it grows on you in a big way. Best album of 2005 thus far.
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Apr 11, 2013
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LukeMMay 11, 2007